Central Midwest Gardening: September-Preparing for Fall, 5 by billyporter

billyporter wrote:
Happ,
How true. I am slowly amassing tomato juice, but it's four quarts at a time....
We had potatoes for dinner today. CREAMY!!
I LOVE your car potting area!! And if you happen to find a ''ditch rescue'' or are offered a plant, you are ready for it!!

I tore out all the yellow Wapsipinicon Peach tomatoes. I was using them, but have to add a little lemon juice to make sure they are acid enough to can. I only planted them because we have the shallow Wapsipinicon River a mile and a half from town and my Grandparents lived just up the gravel from it.

I picked up another dishpan of drop Snow (Fameuse) apples. We picked as many as were ready the other day and are keeping them cool in the house till we can juice them.

I also ran a dishwasher full of canning jars for the day we need them.

I got my tomato pie baked and the tomatoes cooked before it was necessary to turn on the air conditioner. I'm staying in the rest of the day. Too hot and I've done my penance all week by working outside. I have two loads of line dried clothes to fold too.

I need to catch up on my plant journal. I have been given plants faster than I can record them. I need to update my ''canned so far'' list too.

We canned grapes too.